Meanings
nounconsonantism (countable and uncountable, plural consonantisms)
plural consonantisms
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words.
Still unexplained are geminate *-ll- in type 4, and the aberrant consonantism in type 3, where the *-r- found in the other forms appears to have been replaced with *-θ-
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 240
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German Konsonantismus
- Konsonantismusconsonant sounds of a language
Italian consonantismo
- consonantismoconsonant sounds of a language
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